Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most important cause of infantile bronchiolitis and pneumonia. It is ubiquitous, with most children acquiring their primary infection within the first year ...

In the wake of multiple cases of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in India, multiple questions about its causes and symptoms seem ...

Two significant causes are human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Although they are members of the same Pneumovirus family, these viruses have distinct epidemiological ...

The CDC also mentioned respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which is a virus that causes cold-like symptoms but also impacts breathing passages and the lungs. RSV has been trending upwards since ...

With respiratory virus season in full swing in California, you may be feeling under the weather. Cases of the flu and respiratory syncytial virus are on the rise in California, the California ...

But there's a fourth "bug" the public should be aware of: respiratory syncytial virus. RSV causes cold-like symptoms and affects the breathing passages and lungs. Wastewater levels of RSV are ...

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For most people RSV is like a cold, but for infants and older people it can lead to serious infections. Here's what to know.

Discovered in 2001, HMPV belongs to the Pneumoviridae family and is closely related to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). It is a leading cause of acute respiratory infections, particularly in ...

While acute respiratory infections, including seasonal influenza, rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and HMPV have increased, especially in northern provinces of China, "the observed ...

HMPV is not new. It was first discovered in 2001 and is part of the Pneumoviridae family along with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, according to the CDC. It may have been circulating even ...

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